WEBVTT
THE KEY HERE IS TO STAY
FOCUSED ON THE ROADS, AND NOT BE
DISTRACTED, EVEN IF YOU'LL BE
DRIVING FOR LONG PERIODS OF
TIME.
STATE TROOPERS SAY FOLLOWING THE
SPEED LIMIT AND BUCKLING UP
ARE TWO OF THE MOST BASIC RULES
DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SHOULD
ADHERE BY.
EVERYONE SITTING IN A VEHICLE,
REGARDLESS OF AGE, IS REQUIRED
BY STATE LAW TO PUT ON THEIR
SEATBELTS.
OFFICIALS SAY WEARING A SEATBELT
CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF FATAL
INJURIES TO FRONT SEAT
PASSENGERS BY NEARLY HALF.
STATE TROOPERS ARE ALSO MAKING A
MAJOR PUSH TO STOP DISTRACTED
AND IMPAIRED DRIVING THIS
HOLIDAY SEASON.
DRINKING AND DRIVING IS
ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE, ALWAYS
HAVE A PLAN BEFORE YOU START
DRINKING.
AND LASTLY, DON'T TEXT AND
DRIVE.
>> ACCORDING TO THE LAW, YOU'RE
NOT ALLOWED TO READ, WRITE OR
SEND A TEXT MESSAGE OR EMAIL ON
A TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE.
ALSO, ALL SOCIAL MEDIA IS BANNED
FROM BEHIND THE WHEEL.
SO IF YOU HAVE A TEXT MESSAGE OR
AN EMAIL TO WRITE OR SEND,
PLEASE GIVE THAT PHONE TO A
PASSENGER.
NATALIE: FAILING TO ADHERE TO
ANY OF THESE RULES COULD RESULT
IN A TICKET OR A PENALTY
FOR EXAMPLE, GETTING CAUGHT
TEXTING AND DRIVING IS
PUNISHABLE BY UP TO A $500 FINE.
LIVE IN KENNER, NATALIE HEE,